Continuous improvement of environmental performance in the company’s operations requires the organization to work systematically year on year. In developing its operations, processes and products, Wärtsilä endeavours to use the latest technology available for improving efficiency in materials and energy consumption, and for reducing and managing emissions and wastes.
Wärtsilä continuously develops and improves its operations and products with the help of certified envirnomental systems. Our principle is to apply certified Environmental Management Systems based on ISO 14001 in all Group companies. Our environmental systems cover all the operations of our subsidiaries, which means that we can promote environmental protection and reduce adverse impacts on a wide front.
Wärtsilä's environmental system focuses especially on compliance with legal requirements, identifying and reducing environmental aspects, impacts and risks, training personnel and clearly defining their responsibilities, full documentation of activities and procedures, action in emergencies, and continuous improvement of environmental performance. At the end of 2007, altogether 33 Wärtsilä companies had operated with a certified environmental management system. These certified environmental management systems cover roughly 82% of Wärtsilä’s total workforce.
Wärtsilä’s main environmental aspects relate to the use of materials and natural resources, energy consumption, and emissions and wastes generated by the company’s operations. The company’s subsidiaries set their own goals and targets covering significant environmental aspects of their operations.
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